Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
16,000 hectares planted with soybeans and sorghum were completely flooded by rainfall and overflowing rivers in production areas of Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
2,000 small, medium-sized, and large producers were affected by flooding, which caused direct losses to the rural economy of Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
214 shrimp farms halted operations without harvesting because of insufficient rainfall and increased salinity in Choluteca and Valle, Honduras.
13 million pounds of shrimp are estimated to have been lost because of drought and high salinity, reducing the annual production target from 159 million to 146 million pounds.
78.7 million pounds of shrimp were produced by Honduras from January through August 2026, compared with 76 million pounds during the same period of 2025.
182 thousand hectares of wheat remained to be harvested in Paraná: 12% of the area was in poor condition, 42% in average condition, and 46% in good condition.
69.1% was the increase in the retail price of smooth-skinned potatoes in Paraná between August and September 2026, rising from BRL 4.15 to BRL 7.01 per kilogram.
3.815 million tonnes of chicken meat were exported by Brazil between January and August 2026, 16.5% more than in the same period of 2025; revenue reached USD 7.543 billion.
60.9% of farming families in the Dry Corridor of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador have insufficient food reserves.
85.2% of surveyed farming families were affected by late or irregular rainfall in the Dry Corridor of northern Central America.
